TITLE: Dreamwalker
AUTHOR: Anisky
RATING: PG for now
SUMMARY: Sarah's been dabbling in some real-life magick, determined to be a powerful witch and as mystical and mysterious a figure as those goddesses and other mythical creatures in ancient mythology. The only problem is, now some other creatures have targeted Sarah, people who want to use her and people who want to make sure nobody can use her. Jareth has problems of his own, and only they can help each other... but can they get over their dislike of each other and work together, and maybe even... learn to like each other?
ARCHIVING: Just ask me! HoneyB87@aol.com
DISCLAIMER: Sarah does not belong to me, Jareth does not belong to me, in fact anything you recognize does not belong to me. Also, this fic was not written for any sort of intent or purpose to lure anyone into performing "magick" or trying to convert anyone to Pagan religions. In fact, I should tell you that Sarah's misuse of spells and magic is a gross misuse of the art. All of that is merely here because it's an interesting and fairly original plot, and for realistic spells. Thanks!
Chapter 3
ISarah looked around, and everything was misty, a sort of pearly-gray swirl around her body. The mist cleared, and she found herself in the woods of the Labyrinth. There wasn't a sound, not even the sound of a bird chirping or the crunch of Sarah's feet on the sticks and leaves. Sarah turned, and she saw a huge monster behind her. She turned again and ran as quick as she could, stumbling a bit.
Sarah ran faster, but she couldn't seem to move at all. It got closer and closer, and Sarah spun around again.
There was Karen, with a smile on her face. "Hello, Sarah."/I
Sarah's eyes fluttered open. She rolled over in her bed, rubbing her cheek against the soft pillow. She knew that she'd just woken out of some dream, but she couldn't quite remember what it was.
"Mmmmmm," Sarah cuddled deeper into her covers, and looked at the clock by her bed. 6:30, the red letters proclaimed.
"Dammit!" She swore drowsily, summoning the energy to get out of bed and slipped on a black flowing skirt and a bodice-style top. Rubbing her eyes, Sarah surveyed her appearance. Not bad, she thought. The skirt and bodice together looked like one dress, and she looked like she'd stepped out of some 18 th century European city.
"Not bad at all," Sarah mused out loud, considering her appearance before brushing out her hair. She braided it and then twisted her hair behind her head, completing the image. Picking up a piece of paper, she held it like a fan, fluttering her eyelashes. "Yes, I would be delighted to dance," she said to the mirror, and danced around the room, holding some imaginary person around the waist. The image of the ballroom, dancing with Jareth, came to Sarah's mind.
'Whoa!' Sarah stopped abruptly, not liking the reminder of the evil Goblin King. She went over to the mirror and dabbed on some lip-gloss, declaring her outfit perfect.
She checked the clock again; it was 6:50. How had so much time passed? Usually Karen stood by her door and shouted "Hurry up Sarah, you'll miss your bus!" every morning at 6:45. Shrugging, Sarah decided not to deal with that annoyance today and leave the room before Karen could say anything.
Sarah picked up Return of the King from her dresser, tucking it in her backpack before going downstairs. "Good morning," Karen said cheerfully as Sarah got down, in a surprisingly good mood.
Sarah blinked. "Morning," she said. She sat at the table and poured herself Cheerios. She smiled and waved at Toby, who waved back giggling.
"Do you have any plans after school?"
'Oh no, here it comes' "I was going to go to the mall with Emily and Katie... why? Do you need me to baby sit?"
"Oh no no, I was just curious. It's very thoughtful of you to ask, but we'll be fine. Stay out with your friends as late as you want."
Sarah blinked, very surprised. "Thanks."
"In fact, here." Karen dug through her purse and brought out a twenty- dollar bill. "Here's money for dinner and maybe a nice blouse."
"Thank you..." It was dawning on Sarah what had happened. 'The spell!' she thought. 'It worked!' It was so exciting that she practically jumped out of her seat. "Gotta catch the bus, bye!" she told Karen.
"Alright dear, have a nice day!"
"Oh, I will," Sarah whispered under her breath. Once she got out the front door, she screamed happily. It worked! It worked! "It worked!" she squealed out loud. Now she knew that these spells worked... she could have anything she wanted!
***
Sarah waited patiently in line in front of the class case outside of the Chorus room. The parts for Fame would be posted today, and all of the Drama students were all lining up, holding their breath and hoping they'd made it.
When finally Sarah was close enough to the paper to read it, she began reading names at the top going down. She didn't have to go down very far; her name was 3rd on the list! She followed over with her eyes to what part she had.
"CARMEN!" she squealed, jumping and landing on Katie's foot by mistake. "Oh, I'm sorry Katie, I'm just excited!" she exclaimed happily. "I'm Carmen!!"
Sarah danced away from the crowd so that she wouldn't hurt anybody else, and Katie followed her.
"What part did you get Kate?" asked Sarah.
"I didn't," replied Katie gloomily.
"You didn't? No part at all?" Sarah looked surprised. This was their junior year, normally the time when the Drama students who were previously just chorus members began to get good parts.
"I'm not even in the chorus," Katie told her friend.
"Oh! That's awful!" cried Sarah, and hugged Katie for all of about two seconds. "Sorry Kate, but I want to go tell everybody the good news! I'll see you later!" With that, Sarah skipped off, humming and squealing, "I got the part of Carmen!" to anybody who she even remotely knew.
Sarah found herself strangely glad now that she hadn't used magick for the auditions. Oh well, now she knew that she hadn't needed it anyway! Sarah walked along in a dreamy haze until she practically slammed into Justin.
"Sorry!" she said, leaning over to pick up all her books. She stood up and looked at him. "Really sorry," she added with a smile. He was so cute!
"Hey, it's OK," he told her.
"I'm Carmen in the school play!" she told him with a smile on her face, turning to leave.
"Oh, cool," he said absently, going on his own way as well, to where Sarah assumed his friends hung out.
"Yeah," she said dreamily, watching him. She smiled, and turned abruptly, going towards her first period class. "He is so going to be mine."
She looked back one time to look at the heartthrob of the 12th grade, and saw him with his arm around a girl. "Heh. Sorry girl, but after I do a little work with him, he won't even remember your name."
With that, she turned for the last time and briskly strode to her Pre- Calculus, contemplating how great it would be to finally have the hottest guy in school drool all over her, be the lead in the school play, and have her step mother completely off her case.
'Who knows what else I can get?' Sarah thought with a distinct sense of triumph. 'I'm certainly going to find out.'
Sarah sat down in her class, opening her notebook to last night's homework. She'd take notes in class today, because she wasn't completely sure that her magic worked, but with any luck soon she wouldn't even need to bother with schoolwork, she'd be able to snap her fingers and get straight A's.
Yes. . . life was certainly looking up.
AUTHOR: Anisky
RATING: PG for now
SUMMARY: Sarah's been dabbling in some real-life magick, determined to be a powerful witch and as mystical and mysterious a figure as those goddesses and other mythical creatures in ancient mythology. The only problem is, now some other creatures have targeted Sarah, people who want to use her and people who want to make sure nobody can use her. Jareth has problems of his own, and only they can help each other... but can they get over their dislike of each other and work together, and maybe even... learn to like each other?
ARCHIVING: Just ask me! HoneyB87@aol.com
DISCLAIMER: Sarah does not belong to me, Jareth does not belong to me, in fact anything you recognize does not belong to me. Also, this fic was not written for any sort of intent or purpose to lure anyone into performing "magick" or trying to convert anyone to Pagan religions. In fact, I should tell you that Sarah's misuse of spells and magic is a gross misuse of the art. All of that is merely here because it's an interesting and fairly original plot, and for realistic spells. Thanks!
Chapter 3
ISarah looked around, and everything was misty, a sort of pearly-gray swirl around her body. The mist cleared, and she found herself in the woods of the Labyrinth. There wasn't a sound, not even the sound of a bird chirping or the crunch of Sarah's feet on the sticks and leaves. Sarah turned, and she saw a huge monster behind her. She turned again and ran as quick as she could, stumbling a bit.
Sarah ran faster, but she couldn't seem to move at all. It got closer and closer, and Sarah spun around again.
There was Karen, with a smile on her face. "Hello, Sarah."/I
Sarah's eyes fluttered open. She rolled over in her bed, rubbing her cheek against the soft pillow. She knew that she'd just woken out of some dream, but she couldn't quite remember what it was.
"Mmmmmm," Sarah cuddled deeper into her covers, and looked at the clock by her bed. 6:30, the red letters proclaimed.
"Dammit!" She swore drowsily, summoning the energy to get out of bed and slipped on a black flowing skirt and a bodice-style top. Rubbing her eyes, Sarah surveyed her appearance. Not bad, she thought. The skirt and bodice together looked like one dress, and she looked like she'd stepped out of some 18 th century European city.
"Not bad at all," Sarah mused out loud, considering her appearance before brushing out her hair. She braided it and then twisted her hair behind her head, completing the image. Picking up a piece of paper, she held it like a fan, fluttering her eyelashes. "Yes, I would be delighted to dance," she said to the mirror, and danced around the room, holding some imaginary person around the waist. The image of the ballroom, dancing with Jareth, came to Sarah's mind.
'Whoa!' Sarah stopped abruptly, not liking the reminder of the evil Goblin King. She went over to the mirror and dabbed on some lip-gloss, declaring her outfit perfect.
She checked the clock again; it was 6:50. How had so much time passed? Usually Karen stood by her door and shouted "Hurry up Sarah, you'll miss your bus!" every morning at 6:45. Shrugging, Sarah decided not to deal with that annoyance today and leave the room before Karen could say anything.
Sarah picked up Return of the King from her dresser, tucking it in her backpack before going downstairs. "Good morning," Karen said cheerfully as Sarah got down, in a surprisingly good mood.
Sarah blinked. "Morning," she said. She sat at the table and poured herself Cheerios. She smiled and waved at Toby, who waved back giggling.
"Do you have any plans after school?"
'Oh no, here it comes' "I was going to go to the mall with Emily and Katie... why? Do you need me to baby sit?"
"Oh no no, I was just curious. It's very thoughtful of you to ask, but we'll be fine. Stay out with your friends as late as you want."
Sarah blinked, very surprised. "Thanks."
"In fact, here." Karen dug through her purse and brought out a twenty- dollar bill. "Here's money for dinner and maybe a nice blouse."
"Thank you..." It was dawning on Sarah what had happened. 'The spell!' she thought. 'It worked!' It was so exciting that she practically jumped out of her seat. "Gotta catch the bus, bye!" she told Karen.
"Alright dear, have a nice day!"
"Oh, I will," Sarah whispered under her breath. Once she got out the front door, she screamed happily. It worked! It worked! "It worked!" she squealed out loud. Now she knew that these spells worked... she could have anything she wanted!
***
Sarah waited patiently in line in front of the class case outside of the Chorus room. The parts for Fame would be posted today, and all of the Drama students were all lining up, holding their breath and hoping they'd made it.
When finally Sarah was close enough to the paper to read it, she began reading names at the top going down. She didn't have to go down very far; her name was 3rd on the list! She followed over with her eyes to what part she had.
"CARMEN!" she squealed, jumping and landing on Katie's foot by mistake. "Oh, I'm sorry Katie, I'm just excited!" she exclaimed happily. "I'm Carmen!!"
Sarah danced away from the crowd so that she wouldn't hurt anybody else, and Katie followed her.
"What part did you get Kate?" asked Sarah.
"I didn't," replied Katie gloomily.
"You didn't? No part at all?" Sarah looked surprised. This was their junior year, normally the time when the Drama students who were previously just chorus members began to get good parts.
"I'm not even in the chorus," Katie told her friend.
"Oh! That's awful!" cried Sarah, and hugged Katie for all of about two seconds. "Sorry Kate, but I want to go tell everybody the good news! I'll see you later!" With that, Sarah skipped off, humming and squealing, "I got the part of Carmen!" to anybody who she even remotely knew.
Sarah found herself strangely glad now that she hadn't used magick for the auditions. Oh well, now she knew that she hadn't needed it anyway! Sarah walked along in a dreamy haze until she practically slammed into Justin.
"Sorry!" she said, leaning over to pick up all her books. She stood up and looked at him. "Really sorry," she added with a smile. He was so cute!
"Hey, it's OK," he told her.
"I'm Carmen in the school play!" she told him with a smile on her face, turning to leave.
"Oh, cool," he said absently, going on his own way as well, to where Sarah assumed his friends hung out.
"Yeah," she said dreamily, watching him. She smiled, and turned abruptly, going towards her first period class. "He is so going to be mine."
She looked back one time to look at the heartthrob of the 12th grade, and saw him with his arm around a girl. "Heh. Sorry girl, but after I do a little work with him, he won't even remember your name."
With that, she turned for the last time and briskly strode to her Pre- Calculus, contemplating how great it would be to finally have the hottest guy in school drool all over her, be the lead in the school play, and have her step mother completely off her case.
'Who knows what else I can get?' Sarah thought with a distinct sense of triumph. 'I'm certainly going to find out.'
Sarah sat down in her class, opening her notebook to last night's homework. She'd take notes in class today, because she wasn't completely sure that her magic worked, but with any luck soon she wouldn't even need to bother with schoolwork, she'd be able to snap her fingers and get straight A's.
Yes. . . life was certainly looking up.